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International flyers have been asked to reach the airport 4 hours in advance

IGI airport has issued the advisory in view of heightened security

Delhi's IGI Airport has asked all passengers flying from Delhi to reach the airport well in advance in view of the enhanced security measures.

The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi's Palam area has issued a statement asking all domestic flyers to reach the airport 3 hours in advance as compared to the usual 2 hours, reported ANI.

International flyers have been asked to reach the airport 4 hours in advance.

The IGI airport has also said that entry to those who come to meet and drop flyers at the airport will be barred starting August 10. This restriction will continue till August 20.

"Any inconvenience caused is regretted," said IGI airport in the statement.

As the Centre announced a major shift in its Jammu and Kashmir policy and scrapped the strife-torn state of its special status with the scrapping of Article 370, all states and Union Territories across the country has been put on high alert.

Aviation security agency BCAS had earlier asked all airports to step up security in the wake of the recent developments related to Jammu and Kashmir, saying that "civil aviation has emerged as a soft target for terrorist attacks".

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) had issued an advisory on August 6 to the state governments, national and private airport operators, among others.

Against the backdrop of the recent developments pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir and additional inputs received, "civil aviation has emerged as a soft target for terrorist attacks", it said in the advisory.